Intense He Wood

This perfume is simply beautiful. It must be breathed deeply. The vision that comes to my mind is the mountain chain of the Alps, which is so dear to me, undisputed heritage of natural beauty. Intense He Wood reminds me of violets blooms along the slopes, the clean air of these mountains and how beautiful is our Planet seen from above.

I've got the tester today... Smell's good...projection moderate... Another great office scent for me. Love this one.

Well... I was hesitant about this perfume to say the least. I can't help the feeling that tells me that It could have been a great edition! He wood intense is a weird smell... Not very original but unique in a very specific way! It has a huge aquatic note, but, unlike other aquatic fragrances, this one seems dry! It's a dry aquatic fragrance. I think it's the violet that saves this fragrance from being another generic aquatic! It doesn't open citrussy... It's not sparkly, nor energizing so I am not seeing it as a summer day perfume. It has a heavy woody structure in the dry down which is very good! I think it's perfect in autumn and early winter (not when snow is falling)! My problem with this fragrance is that it does not last long on my skin... 3 Hours max... Maybe in the proper weather it will last longer. All in all, I am still confused about it... It's a nice subtle scent with a niche of it's own, but, I can't see it as intense or captivating as I expected it to be. My rating: 7/10 Edit: Now looking at the other reviews... I couldn't agree more with houdini4! I was asking myself, was the violet note necessary? With it, It's a strange combination that is nice but, replacing the violet with another ingredient may have been better. Maybe not... What do I know... I am not a perfumer!

I wrote another review of this then misplaced it and obviously didn't post it here, let's try to remember how it went shall we??? What a let down! Something like that...I don't know what I was expecting from this new 'Intense' He Wood but needless to say it didn't even live up to my non existent expectations. Come on DSquared2 this is lame! I have He Wood which in it's self took a while to charm me and if I have a collection purge at the end of the summer will likely be one of the first out of the door. Don't get me wrong I quite like the strange ghostly violet and wood combo but I just don't love it enough to wear frequently. Tried this side by side with the original and the similarities are obvious as you'd expect but I have to disagree that it's 'stronger' than He Wood certainly not in sillage/projection or Longevity terms. Deeper? perhaps yes and less powdered violet which in essence does make it woodier but not nearly enough to warrant the name. All this being said I think I prefer this version due to the top notes not quite being as intrusive has He Wood but still I'm a little irked at the rehashing of a tired formula when they could've given us something new. Instead all you end up with is a slightly tweeked juice in a more boring bottle than the original He Wood.

Floral damp forest. The wood is lively, not dry and "woodwork-y" as in Encre Noire. Good longevity and sillage, nice bottle design. Still, I think the composition would be even better with a bit less florals, although they have an important function to soften the wood and make it more alluring and inviting. There seem to be some clashing notes in the top, but they subside quickly. Definitely not a metrosexual scent, but not a lumberjack scent either. My girlfriend likes it. It seems to have a comforting quality. At the same time, it's quite office friendly.